This package contains XPlaycd, XMixer and XGetfile. XPlaycd is a program to play audio cd's using a cdrom drive. XMixer is used to control the mixer on a soundcard. XGetfile is a versatile file browser, made for use in shell-scripts.

xbanner -- (Version 1.31, 648K)

XBanner displays text, patterns, and images on the root window. This allows users to customize both their normal X background and the background used on xdm style login screens.

xearth -- (Version 1.0, 188K)

Xearth displays a pseudo-3D globe that rotates to show the earth as it actually is, including markers for major cities and Red Hat Software :-).

xfishtank -- (Version 2.0, 386K)

Enjoy an animated aquarium background on your screen, with a variety of tropical fish swimming in it.

xsnow -- (Version 1.40, 28K)

A continual gentle snowfall is accompanied by Santa Claus flying his sleigh around your screen. Don't forget to shake the snow off those windows every now and then!

ImageMagick is an image display, conversion, and manipulation tool. It runs under X windows. It is very powerful in terms of it's ability to allow the user to edit images. It can handle many different formats as well.

arena -- (Version 0.98.beta3, 2,117K)

Arena is a simple HTML 3 world wide web browser for X windows. It is incomplete and buggy, but has the big advantage that it is freely redistributable under an MIT style license.

gimp -- (Version 0.99.12, 21,628K)

The GIMP is an image manipulation program suitable for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Many people find it extremely useful in creating logos and other graphics for web pages. The GIMP has many of the tools and filters you would expect to find in similar commercial offerings, and some interesting extras as well.

The GIMP provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing, and conversions, all with multi-level undo.

This is the development version, and may not be completely stable, but it has enough features which are not present in the previous stable version 0.54 that you may wish to install it anyway.

This version of The GIMP includes a scripting facility, but many of the included scripts rely on fonts that we cannot distribute. The GIMP ftp site has a package of fonts that you can install by yourself, which includes all the fonts needed to run the included scripts. Some of the fonts have unusual licensing requirements; all the licenses are documented in the package. Get ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/fonts/freefonts-0.10.tar.gz and
ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/fonts/sharefonts-0.10.tar.gz if you are so inclined. Alternatively, choose fonts which exist on your system before running the scripts.

gimp-devel -- (Version 0.99.12, 373K)

Static libraries and header files for writing GIMP plugins and extensions.

gimp-libgimp -- (Version 0.99.12, 251K)

Libraries used to communicate between The GIMP and other programs which may function as "GIMP plugins".

gv -- (Version 3.5.8, 411K)

gv allows to view and navigate through PostScript and PDF documents on an X display by providing a user interface for the ghostscript interpreter. gv is based upon an earlier program known as ghostview.

mxp -- (Version 1.0, 53K)

This is a very fast Mandelbrot set generator for X Windows. It lets you select regions to zoom in on and allows you to control other aspects of fractal generation.

netscape-communicator -- (Version 4.04, 14,049K)

Netscape Communicator is the industry leading web browser. It supports the latest HTML standards, Java, and JavaScript. It also includes full-featured Usenet news reader as well as a complete email client.

Information on the Netscape Communicator license may be found in the file
/usr/doc/netscape*/LICENSE.update.

netscape-navigator -- (Version 4.04, 11,152K)

Netscape Navigator is the industry leading web browser. It supports the latest HTML standards, Java, and JavaScript. It also includes full-featured Usenet news reader as well as a complete email client.

Information on the Netscape Navigator license may be found in the file
/usr/doc/netscape*/LICENSE.update.

seyon -- (Version 2.14c, 215K)

Seyon is a complete full-featured telecommunications package for the X Window System. Some of its features are a dialing directory that supports an unlimited number of entries, terminal emulation window supporting DEC VT02, Tektronix 4014, and ANSI, script language to automate tedious tasks such as logging into remote hosts, unlimited number of slots for external file transfer protocols, support for Zmodem auto-download, and more.

transfig -- (Version 3.2, 248K)

TransFig is a set of tools for creating TeX documents with graphics which are portable, in the sense that they can be printed in a wide variety of environments.

usermode -- (Version 1.4.1, 537K)

Several graphical tools, including a tool to help users manage floppies (and other removable media) and a tool to help the user change his or her finger information.

x3270 -- (Version 3.1.1.6, 553K)

This program emulates an IBM 3270 terminal, commonly used with mainframe applications, in an X window.

xanim -- (Version 27064, 502K)

Viewer for various animated graphic formats, including QuickTime and FLiC.

xfm -- (Version 1.3.2, 680K)

xfm is a file manager for X windows that allows you to manipulate files and directories in an intuitive, easy-to-understand manner, as well as allowing you to extend itself with other programs.

xgopher -- (Version 1.3.3, 277K)

Gopher, a method of accessing information on the Internet, is made easy with this X-Windows gopher client. Although gopher is less up-to-date than the WWW, Xgopher can still open up a portal to the vast storehouse of information available on the Internet.

xloadimage -- (Version 4.1, 237K)

Xloadimage displays images in an X11 window, loads them onto the root window, or writes them into a file. Many image types are recognized.

xmorph -- (Version 1996.07.12, 124K)

xmorph allows you to create fascinating "morphs" - animated changes between two different images - and provides the tools to do so in an intuitive and easy-to-comprehend manner.

xpaint -- (Version 2.4.9, 409K)

XPaint is a color image editing tool which features most standard paint program options, as well as advanced features such as image processing algorithms. It allows for the editing of multiple images simultaneously and supp

xrn -- (Version 8.02, 190K)

This is an X program for reading USENET news. It allows point and click reading, replying, and posting or news as well as simple group selections.

xterm-color -- (Version 1.1, 191K)

xterm-color displays the ANSI color codes in addition to performing as a standard xterm/VT100 terminal emulator.

xwpe-X11 -- (Version 1.4.2, 682K)

Includes the 'xwpe' and 'xwe' programs from the xwpe package that are specific to X Windows.

ACM is an X based flight simulator. It also have network cabailities for multiple player games.

cxhextris -- (Version 1.0, 38K)

cxhextrix is a color version of the popular hextris. Both are a close of the popular T*tris video game, a game where one must try to stack odd shaped blocks together perfectly. This game requires X Windows to work properly.

flying -- (Version 6.20, 212K)

This is a package of games that run under X Windows. It contains pool, snooker, air hockey, and other table games. WARNING: This software could become addictive and could cause serious levels of sleep deprivation or loss of mobility in the legs if used at extreme levels.

paradise -- (Version 2.3p19, 413K)

Netrek is a very popular Internet based arcade game. You fly around with a team of players shooting at and capturing planets from the enemy (another team). A good way to drop out of college.

spider -- (Version 1.0, 51K)

spider is a particularly challenging double-deck solitaire. Unlike most solitaires, it provides extraordinary opportunities for the skillful player to overcome bad luck in the deal by means of careful analysis and complex manipulations.

xbill -- (Version 2.0, 184K)

This package has seen increased popularity with the dawn of the Linux age. Very popular at Red Hat.

The object of the game? To seek out and destroy all forms of Bill, to disestablish new and alien operating systems, and to boldly go where no geek has gone before.

xbl -- (Version 1.0h, 176K)

A three dimensional version of a popular arcade game.

xboard -- (Version 3.2.pl0, 316K)

xboard gives you an easy-to-use, graphical interface to the GNU chess program, allowing you to enjoy hours of mind-boggling chess action without having to learn complicated commands. It may also be used as a front end for playing chess with other people across the Internet.

xboing -- (Version 2.4, 1,021K)

xboing is an X-Windows game in the tradition of the classic 'Breakout' arcade game. The object is to keep a ball bouncing on the bricks until they break down. Even more fun comes in later levels when you have to handle multiple balls and ball traps.

xchomp -- (Version 1.0, 36K)

The classic arcade action game comes to your screen with xchomp, the PacMan-like game. Not as extensive as the original game, but still lots of fun!

xdemineur -- (Version 1.1, 26K)

This is a game of intense concentration, where you must successfully determine the locations of mines through logic and deduction.

xevil -- (Version 1.5, 527K)

An action/adventure game for X-Windows in which you, as a Ninja warrior, kill everything in sight, and explore if you survive.

xgalaga -- (Version 1.6c, 366K)

A clone of the old space arcade game 'Galaga'. (It's Galaga, you know how to play Galaga! Ship follows the mouse, button fires. Auto-fire by holding it down, so no-one accuses us of breaking their mouse!)

xgammon -- (Version 0.98, 3,277K)

This version of the popular card/board game backgammon allows you to play either against the computer or another human.

xjewel -- (Version 1.6, 49K)

Jewel is a game much like Domain/Jewelbox which is a puzzle game like Tetris.

It is played by controling the motion of blocks which continue to fall from the top of the screen. One can move them left and right, as well as rotate the jewel segements. The object is to get the most points before the grim reaper ends the fun.

xlander -- (Version 1.2, 23K)

A very hard game, but lots of fun nonetheless. Try to manuver the lunar lander to a safe-and-nonviolent landing.

xpat2 -- (Version 1.04, 459K)

In 1989, Dave Lemke, Heather Rose, Donald R. Woods and Sun Microsystems, Inc., created the xsol solitaire game (also known as klondike under DOS) and the rules of some other patience games. Its main features are variable rule sets and different card sets for different resolution monitors.

xpat2 (X Patience) is a collection of these assorted solitaire card games that will truly "try your patience".

xpilot -- (Version 3.6.2, 1,576K)

xpilot is a fast-paced action game with multiplayer networking capabilities that make it full of hours of enjoyment. The basic object of them game is to kill and fly - need more be said?

xpuzzles -- (Version 5.4.1, 498K)

An assortment of geometric puzzles and toys, including an electronic version of Rubik's cube, and a "dinosaur cube" program.

xtrojka -- (Version 1.2.3, 181K)

Similar to xjewels or tetris, this game presents you with the challenge of keeping the playing area clear of falling blocks.

A variation on the addictive classic.

xzip -- (Version 161, 91K)

Now all your favorite text adventure games can take on a new dimension with this X Windows interpreter for them.

This is the ImageMagick development package. It includes the static libraries and header files for use in developing your own applications that make use of the ImageMagick code and/or APIs.

Xaw3d -- (Version 1.3, 278K)

Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena Widget set for X Windows that adds a 3-dimensional look to the applications with minimal or no source code changes.

Xaw3d-devel -- (Version 1.3, 644K)

Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena Widget set for X Windows that adds a 3-dimensional look to the applications with minimal or no source code changes. This package includes the header files and static libraries for developing programs that take full advantage of Xaw3d's features.

gtk+ -- (Version 1.0.0, 1,059K)

The X libraries originally written for the GIMP, which are now used by several other programs as well.

gtk+-devel -- (Version 1.0.0, 1,571K)

Static libraries and header files for the GIMP's X libraries, which are available as public libraries. GLIB includes generally useful data structures, GDK is a drawing toolkit which provides a thin layer over Xlib to help automate things like dealing with different color depths, and GTK is a widget set for creating user interfaces.

imlib -- (Version 1.4, 607K)

Imlib is an advanced replacement library for libraries like libXpm that provides many more features with much greater flexability and speed.

imlib-devel -- (Version 1.4, 424K)

Headers, static libraries and documentation for Imlib.

nls -- (Version 1.0, 4K)

This is a package of files used by some older X11R5 binaries such at Netscape. It isn't required by versions of Netscape greater than 3.0, however.

xpm -- (Version 3.4j, 56K)

Allows applications to display color, bitmapped pictures. Used by a large number of popular X Windows programs to enhance the user interface.

mcserv is the server program for the Midnight Commander networking file system. It provides access to the host file system to clients running the Midnight file system (currently, only the Midnight Commander file manager).

tkmc -- (Version 4.1.8, 472K)

Midnight Commander is a visual shell much like a file manager, only with way more features. It is tk X window wersion. Its coolest feature is the ability to ftp, view tar and zip files, and poke into RPMs for specific files. The tk version of Midnight Commander is not yet finished, though. :-(

This is the Red Hat X Configuration tool. It is based on the sources for xf86config, a utility from XFree86. It has a nicer user interface added to make it easier for the end user.

NOTE - use mouseconfig to change your mouse type, then re-run Xconfigurator to set X up for your new mouse type.

gnome-linuxconf -- (Version 0.13, 34K)

GNOME front end for the linuxconf system.

GNOME is the GNU Network Object Model Environment. That's a fancy name but really GNOME is a nice GUI desktop environment. It makes using your computer easy, powerful, and easy to configure.

mkxauth -- (Version 1.7, 15K)

`mkxauth' aids in the creation and maintenance of X authentication databases (.Xauthority files). Use it to create a /.Xauthority file or merge keys from another local or remote .Xauthority file. Remote .Xauthority files can be retrieved via ftp (using ncftp) or via rsh. For security, mkxauth does not create any temporary files containing authentication keys.

moonclock -- (Version 1.0, 25K)

Displays the time of day and the current moon phase. Colors change depending on time of day (day/night) and the moon is displayed in a neat little wedge with a star field.

procps-X11 -- (Version 1.2.7, 21K)

A package of X-based utilities which report on the state of the system. These utilities generally provide graphical presentations of information available from tools in the procps suite.

rxvt -- (Version 2.20, 246K)

Rxvt is a VT100 terminal emulator for X. It is intended as a replacement for xterm(1) for users who do not require the more esoteric features of xterm. Specifically rxvt does not implement the Tektronix 4014 emulation, session logging and toolkit style configurability. As a result, rxvt uses much less swap space than xterm - a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.

xdaliclock -- (Version 2.10, 73K)

The xdaliclock program displays a digital clock; when a digit changes, it "melts" into its new shape.

It can display in 12 or 24 hour modes, and displays the date when a mouse button is held down. It has two large fonts built into it, but it can animate other fonts.

xlockmore -- (Version 4.09, 1,323K)

An enhanced version of the standard xlock program which allows you to keep other users locked out of an X session while you are away from the machine. It runs one of many provided screensavers while waiting for you to type your password, unlocking the session and letting you at your X programs.

xmailbox -- (Version 2.5, 30K)

This program will notify you when new mail arrives. It is similar to xbiff, but offers more features and fancier notification options.

xosview -- (Version 1.5.1, 94K)

xosview provides a convenient bar graph of the current system state - memory usage, CPU load, and network usage. Very useful for monitoring status.

xscreensaver -- (Version 2.16, 11,180K)

Screen savers of every sort are included in this package, guaranteeing hours of enjoyment^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hmonitor saving. And if you are bent on really saving your monitor, there's that old classic, the plain black screen.

xsysinfo -- (Version 1.6, 21K)

Many aspects of system performance can be monitored with xsysinfo, including network traffic, CPU load, disk space, disk usage, and more. Displays a history of performance in a window so you can easily see changes.

xtoolwait -- (Version 1.1, 9K)

Utility to start a program and wait for it to map a window. Not an end-user program, but useful for writing scripts that run X Windows programs.

xwpick -- (Version 2.20, 44K)

Xwpick lets you pick an image from an arbitrary window or rectangular area of an X11-server and write it to a file in a variety of formats.

AfterStep is a continuation of the BowMan window manager which was originally put together by Bo Yang. BowMan was based on the fvwm window manager, written by Robert Nation. Fvwm was based on code from twm. And so on... It was originally designed to emulate some of the look and feel of the NEXTSTEP user interface, but has since taken steps towards adding more useful, requested, and neat features especially in 1.4 version ! The changes which comprise AfterStep's personality were originally part of bowman development, but due to a desire to move past simple emulation and into a niche as its own valuable window manager, AfterStep designers decided to change the project name and move on.

Important features of AfterStep include:

1. Wharf: a free-floating application loader which can "Swallow" running programs and also can contain "Folders" of more applications. 2. Gradient filled TitleBars with 5 button : help/zap, action/tasks, iconize/maximise, shade/stick & close/destroy buttons 3. Gradient filled root window PopUp menus which can be configured to accomodate different tastes and styles of management 4. NEXTSTEP style icons which give a consistent look to the entire desktop 5. Pixmapped Pager with desktop pixmmaping 6. Easy to use look files, to share you desktop appearance with your friends 7. Start menu entries in a hierarchy of directories 8. WinList : a tasklist which can be horizontal or vertical 9. Many modules & asapps to give a good look to your X window station

AnotherLevel -- (Version 0.6.1, 309K)

AnotherLevel is the next version of TheNextLevel. TheNextLevel desktop was created by Greg J. Badros and was the winning entry in the 1996 Red Hat Desktop Contest. It features a powerful and attractive fvwm configuration that works with fvwm2. That version suffered a number of enhancements and transformations, so we called it AnotherLevel. Some documentation is available in /usr/doc/AnotherLevel in html format.

This desktop is defined to be easily reconfigured. Most attributes may be redefined by copying /etc/X11/AnotherLevel/fvwm2rc.defines to a user's home directory as .fvwm2rc.defines and modifying the copied file appropriately.

fvwm -- (Version 1.24r, 550K)

fvwm is a small, fast, and very flexible window manager. It can be configured to look like Motif, and has a useful "button bar".

fvwm2 -- (Version 2.0.46, 1,483K)

fvwm is a version of the popular "Feeble Virtual Window Manager"

fvwm2-icons -- (Version 2.0.46, 599K)

This package contains icons, bitmaps and pixmaps for fvwm and fvwm2.

wmconfig -- (Version 0.4.1, 47K)

This is a program that will generate menu configurations for different window managers available for the X11 system. It is an attempt to gain some form of abstractization of the menu configuration across some window managers. Currently it supports: FVWM2, FVWM95, Afterstep, MWM, IceWM, KDE

This is a collection of X programs from X11R6's contrib tape, which contains programs contributed by various users. It includes listres, xbiff, xedit, xeyes, xcalcm, xload, and xman amoung others.

XFree86-100dpi-fonts -- (Version 3.3.2, 1,228K)

The 100dpi fonts used on most Linux systems. Users with high resolution displays may prefer the 100dpi fonts available in a separate package.

XFree86 -- (Version 3.3.2, 16,137K)

X Windows is a full featured graphical user interface featuring multiple windows, multiple clients, and different window styles. It is used on most Unix platforms, and the clients can also be run under other popular windowing systems. The X protocol allows applications to be run on either the local machine or across a network, providing flexibility in client/server mplementations.

This package contains the basic fonts, programs and documentation for an X workstation. It does not provide the X server which drives your video hardware -- those are available in other package.

XFree86-75dpi-fonts -- (Version 3.3.2, 1,060K)

The 75dpi fonts used on most Linux systems. Users with high resolution displays may prefer the 100dpi fonts available in a separate package.

XFree86-8514 -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,400K)

X server for older IBM 8514 cards and compatibles from companies such as ATI.

XFree86-AGX -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,568K)

X server for AGX based cards such as the Boca Vortex, Orchid Celsius, Spider Black Widow, and Hercules Graphite.

XFree86-I128 -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,797K)

X server for the #9 Imagine 128 board.

XFree86-Mach32 -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,532K)

X server for cards built around ATI's Mach32 chip, including the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro and Ultra Plus.

XFree86-Mach64 -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,646K)

X server for ATI Mach64 based cards such as the Graphics Xpression, GUP Turbo, and WinTurbo cards. This server is known to have problems with some Mach64 cards which newer versions of XFree86 (which were only available as BETA releases at the time of this release) may fix. Look at http://www.xfree86.org for information on updating this server.

XFree86-Mach8 -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,411K)

X server for cards built around ATI's Mach8 chip, including the ATI 8514 Ultra and Graphics Ultra.

XFree86-Mono -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,656K)

Generic monochrome (2 color) server for VGA cards, which works on nearly all VGA style boards with limited resolutions.

XFree86-P9000 -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,587K)

X server for cards built around the Weitek P9000 chips such as most Diamond Viper cards and the Orchid P9000 card.

XFree86-S3 -- (Version 3.3.2, 4,029K)

X server for cards built around chips from S3, including most #9 cards, many Diamond Stealth cards, Orchid Farenheits, Mirco Crystal 8S, most STB cards, and some motherboards with built in graphics accelerators (such as the IBM ValuePoint line).

XFree86-S3V -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,780K)

X server for cards built around the S3 Virge chipset.

XFree86-SVGA -- (Version 3.3.2, 4,553K)

X server for most simple framebuffer SVGA devices, including cards built from ET4000 chips, Cirrus Logic chips, Chips and Technologies laptop chips, Trident 8900 and 9000 chips. It works for Diamond Speedstar, Orchid Kelvins, STB Nitros and Horizons, Genoa 8500VL, most Actix boards, the Spider VLB Plus. It also works for many other chips and cards, so try this server if you are having problems.

XFree86-VGA16 -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,581K)

Generic 16 color server for VGA boards. This works on nearly all VGA style graphics boards, but only in low resolution with few colors.

XFree86-W32 -- (Version 3.3.2, 3,445K)

X server for cards built around the ET4000/W32 chips, including the Genoa 8900 Phantom 32i, Hercules Dynamite cards, LeadTek WinFast S200, Sigma Concorde, STB LightSpeed, TechWorks Thunderbolt, and ViewTop PCI.

XFree86-devel -- (Version 3.3.2, 7,631K)

Libraries, header files, and documentation for developing programs that run as X clients. It includes the base Xlib library as well as the Xt and Xaw widget sets. For information on programming with these libraries, Red Hat recommends the series of books on X Programming produced by O'Reilly and Associates.

XFree86-libs -- (Version 3.3.2, 1,857K)

This package contains the shared libraries most X programs need to run properly. They are in a separate package to reduce the disk space needed to run X applications on a machine w/o an X server (over a network).

Basic libraries you must have installed to use
GNOME.

GNOME is the GNU Network Object Model Environment. That's a fancy name but really GNOME is a nice GUI desktop environment. It makes using your computer easy, powerful, and easy to configure.

gnome-libs-devel -- (Version 0.13, 1,157K)

Libraries, include files, etc you can use to develop GNOME applications.

xinitrc -- (Version 1.4, 3K)

This package contains the basic X windows startup script used by the "startx" command.

xserver-wrapper -- (Version 1.1, 4K)

The system's X server must run with root permission, though regular users often need to use it. To enhance system security, this wrapper program is used to give root permission to the X server, rather then making the X server itself setuid root.